Kirsten Kloppe

Deadly force

Police were called at about 3 p.m. for a welfare check. Kirsten Kloppe called police, stating that she was being stalked and that her computer was being interfered with, police said. When officers arrived, she was locked inside a bedroom. Officers asked if she was armed, and she said she didn't have a weapon. Police knocked in the door and found the woman holding a pistol to her head. The officers tried to disarm her, but she allegedly pointed the gun toward them, and they shot and killed her.